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The following Art Adventures are designed to supplement students’ Summer Intensive experiences. Each Adventure is designed to bring students from different disciplines together, empowering them to enhance their creative thinking and problem solving abilities, collaborate in groups, and turn their ideas into realities. Students do not need prior skills or knowledge to participate in any of the Adventures. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION PACKET Each two-day Adventure will run from 12:15 – 4:15 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Please review the following Art Adventure descriptions and select one Adventure per weekend. The $50 fee per weekend entitles you to eight hours of art-centered instruction. Students who do not wish to participate in the Art Adventures may go home for the weekend(s), or be supervised in the residence hall by the Counseling staff. Students deciding to go home may have their parents may pick them up at the dorm at 5:00 pm on Friday and may return on Sunday at 7 pm. Please note that space in each Adventure is limited to 20 participants. Adventure(s) will be filled on a first come first served basis. To assure a spot on your preferred Adventures return pages 3 and 4 of the application along with your fees by May 15th.
WEEKEND #1 Masked Discovery Materials to bring:
Introduction to Glassworking: Hot Glass Materials to bring:
The Green Scene: Creating Artists’ Books by Turning Trash into Treasure Using found materials each student will experiment and build his/her own artist’s book during this two day workshop. Books can range from functional journals to sculptural treasures. Materials to bring:
WEEKEND #2 Introduction to Jewelry Making for the Next Generation Students will learn the following techniques to create their own jewelry: sawing, drilling, filing, sanding, joining, roller printing, stamping, patination, and sandblasting. At the conclusion of the workshop, students will have one or two finished jewelry pieces, and a sketchbook of ideas for future use. Materials to bring:
Making Your Mark Using Vik Muniz as inspiration, students will delve into the visual language of mark making and address the connotation of marks from smooth and calming to aggressive and confrontational. Each student will create a series of works using sticks and stones to spoons and wire as “brushes” and everything from dirt and sawdust to clay and ketchup as “paint”. Materials to bring:
Experimental 16mm Animation Students will be introduced to the 16mm format, as well as the 16mm editing bench, viewer, film splicing and film projector. Participants will receive as DVD copy of their films. Materials to bring: |
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